Thread: Glycerin for Brush Cleaning

20 Mule Team Borax mild solution ie: about 1/2 cup in the Bathroom sink full of warm water, soak, swish, repeat. then take it in the shower with ya and Shampoo it and Cream Rinse it... then yer ready to roll again for another 6 months ...

That has worked for me for new brushes, and as a maintenance schedule

Originally Posted by gssixgun

20 Mule Team Borax mild solution ie: about 1/2 cup in the Bathroom sink full of warm water, soak, swish, repeat. then take it in the shower with ya and Shampoo it and Cream Rinse it... then yer ready to roll again for another 6 months ...

That has worked for me for new brushes, and as a maintenance schedule

I guessed that one right then SHooooo.

I had a discussion with a beautician this week about adding glycerin to hair shampoo. She said not to do it because too much glycerin caused a Build up on your hair. ( not sure what too much is) she stated that most 'new' professional products layered less than previous products because of the hair build up.
Based on that ... Using it on brushes might not be a good idea.

Originally Posted by gssixgun

20 Mule Team Borax mild solution ie: about 1/2 cup in the Bathroom sink full of warm water, soak, swish, repeat. then take it in the shower with ya and Shampoo it and Cream Rinse it... then yer ready to roll again for another 6 months ...

That has worked for me for new brushes, and as a maintenance schedule

I will have to give this one a try. Thanks everyone for responding. I have a wedding this afternoon so I am going to go have myself a nice shave right now.

Happy New Year to All

Borax is the way to go. There used to be a video on the net.

I do that maybe once a year. For regular cleaning, you can take your brush in the shower, Shampoo it and Condition it.

Works great.....

Originally Posted by zib

Borax is the way to go. There used to be a video on the net.

I do that maybe once a year. For regular cleaning, you can take your brush in the shower, Shampoo it and Condition it.

Works great.....

I think that video is (was) on Mama Bear's website. And the one I saw there some time ago used glycerin as part of the process...

Take your brush in the shower with you?

I don't want to picture that.

I just use my girlfriends make up brush cleaner, apparently is used to clean and disinfect both natural and synthetic brushes... Works great for me!

I'll post the name of the product when I get home tonight, just in case if anyone is curious to buy and try some later

Interesting... how does it works for you?

Originally Posted by Marcelitegti

I just use my girlfriends make up brush cleaner, apparently is used to clean and disinfect both natural and synthetic brushes... Works great for me!